Fluid operated rest and vibration damper for turning machine

Claim 1

IN A FOLLOW REST STRUCTURE FOR A LATHE; A BRACKET ADAPTED FOR DETACHABLE CONNECTION WITH THE LATHE CARRIAGE AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND PARTIALLY ABOUT THE WORK AXIS OF THE LATHE AND ALSO EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF THE WORK AXIS FROM ITS POINT OF CONNECTION WITH THE CARRIAGE TO THE REGION OF A TOOL ON THE CARRIAGE, BORES IN THE BRACKET EXTENDING TOWARD THE SAID WORK AXIS, UNITARY SUPPORT MEMBERS RECIPROCABLE IN SAID BORES, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING AIR UNDER REGULATED PRESSURE TO THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID BORES SO AS TO URGE THE SUPPORT MEMBERS RESILIENTLY INTO DIRECT SUPPORTING VIBRATION DAMPING ENGAGEMENT WITH A WORKPIECE ON SAID WORK AXIS, AND AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS HAVING PASSAGE MEANS EXTENDING THERETHROUGH FROM THE END OF THE SUPPORT MEMBER OPPOSITE THE WORKPIECE TO THE WORKPIECE END THEREOF AND TERMINATING IN NOZZLE MEANS DIRECTED TOWARD THE WORKPIECE WHEREBY A JET OF AIR UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE PASSAGE MEANS IMPINGES ON THE WORKPIECE AND MAINTAINS THE WORKPIECE SURFACE FREE OF CHIPS AND THE LIKE.